BBC News with David Legge
奥巴马首席政治顾问希望卡扎菲执政
President Obama’s top intelligence adviser says he expects Colonel Gaddafi to win his battle to stay in power. The US director of national intelligence, James Clapper, told a senate hearing that the Libyan leader’s forces had better equipment and were better trained and will probably prevail over the long term. Mark Mardel reports from Washington.
President Obama has said that Gaddafi should go, but now his top intelligence adviser has said the Libyan ruler will probably win his battle to stay in power. The director of national intelligence, General James Clapper, has told politicians on Capitol Hill that overtime, in the longer term, Gaddafi will probably prevail because he had better trained and equipped troops. He added another possible outcome was the breakup of Libya into what he called “three semi-autonomous mini states”. He didn’t answer questions from politicians who felt that meant imposing a no-fly zone was urgent.
Nato defence ministers have resisted calls for an air-exclusion zone over Libya. The US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has meanwhile said her main aim was to build momentum behind any action against Colonel Gaddafi.
“We are working to create an international consensus. You can see that there is a lot of ambivalence in the international community. People don’t know what the opposition represents. They don’t know the most effective way to try to, you know, get rid of Gaddafi. So everybody is working hard. We are internally in our own government looking at every option imaginable.”
In Libya itself, rebels holding the eastern oil port of Ras Lanuf have come under heavy attack from Colonel Gaddafi’s forces. Heavy fighting has also been reported further east in the rebel-held town of Brega, which has been bombed by government planes. The International Committee of the Red Cross has meanwhile said that Libya has now descended into civil war.
沙特阿拉伯东部城市警方向抗议者开火
Police in the eastern province of Saudi Arabia have opened fire on a rally as protesters took to the streets to call for political reforms in the kingdom. Witnesses have reported gunfire in the city of Qatif and there are reports of stun grenades being used on the demonstrators.
非盟支持瓦塔拉当选科特迪瓦新总统 被巴博阵营拒绝
Representatives of Laurent Gbagbo, the Ivory Coast leader who refuses to leave, have rejected an African Union proposal aimed at resolving the country’s crisis. The plan was drawn up by a team of five African heads of state, who were given the task of resolving the dispute. Will Ross reports.
Mr Gbagbo boycotted this summit probably because leaving the country would be risky for the man seen by much of the international community as the illegitimate president of Ivory Coast. An official from his party suggested the AU would be responsible for pushing the country into civil war if it insisted on recognising Alassane Outtara as the rightful president. The hard-line position stated by Mr Gbagbo’s team might push Africa’s presidents towards favouring a power-sharing deal to try to prevent the slide into civil war.
World News from the BBC
人权组织批评俄罗斯纵容车臣行为
Human Rights Watch has criticised Russia for allowing the Chechen authorities to introduce a compulsory Islamic dress code for women. The report details the testimonies of women who say they’ve been victims of intimidation. Here’s Sam Wilson.
The report highlights the story of a young woman walking down the street in the Chechen capital Grozny, her hair is uncovered. A car pulls up and she’s shot in the chest with a paintball gun. Human Rights Watch says such attacks are part of what’s been a “virtual campaign” mounted with the explicit support of Chechnya’s President Ramzan Kdyrov. It says few women now dare to step out without head scarves and long dresses. The campaign group says Russia’s leaders have turned a blind eye, even though religious dress code breaches the country’s constitution.
玻利维亚总统控告美国和联合国联合诽谤玻利维亚
The President of Bolivia, Evo Morales, has accused the United States and the United Nations of conspiring to defame his government. He said criticism by the US and the UN drugs agency over Bolivia’s handling of the war on drugs were part of a strategy to falsely link his government to drug trafficking. Mr Morales said the US was trying to force him to invite American anti-narcotics agents, which he expelled in 2008, back into the country.
美国会举行关于美国穆斯林极端化程度听证会
A controversial congressional hearing on the alleged radicalization of the American Muslim community has opened amid tight security in Washington. The committee chairman Peter King defended the panel.
“Let me make it clear today that I remain convinced that these hearing must go forward and they will. To back down would be a craven surrender to political correctness and an abdication of what I believe to be the main responsibility of this committee -- to protect America from a terrorist attack."
But a civil liberties group has compared the hearings to senator Joseph McCarthy’s witch-hunt against communist sympathizers in the 1950s.
BBC News with Fiona MacDonald
多国战机空袭利比亚首都 反对派称别炸死卡扎菲
Fighting has continued to rage in Libya despite some 70 sorties from international aircraft trying to enforce a UN resolution to end attacks on civilians by Colonel Gaddafi’s forces. At least nine people are reported to have been killed by forces loyal to the Libyan leader in the city of Misrata, the only big rebel stronghold in western Libya. There were also clashes near Ajdabiya in eastern Libya as Ian Pannell reports.
We drove towards Ajdabiya. The road is littered with the charred and smoking remains of Colonel Gaddafi’s military. There were reports that his forces had been repelled by the rebels, but just listen to this. It’s the whistle of a tank round, fired past our car by government troops at the opposition fighters. A number of people were injured, some killed. Despite the announcement of the ceasefire, government forces are still attacking the rebels in the east and trying to hold on to the territory they’ve taken. Even so, the people of Benghazi have been celebrating today, believing that the balance of power has now swung in their favour.
President Obama said it’s part of American foreign policy that Colonel Gaddafi should leave office.
“I also have stated that it is US policy that Gaddafi needs to go. And we got a wide range of tools in addition to our military efforts to support that policy.”
But he stressed that the current Western military operations in Libya were about protecting civilians. Shortly after Mr Obama spoke, loud explosions were reported near Colonel Gaddafi’s compound in Tripoli.
Oil prices have surged again after the latest air strikes against Libya. Prices rose near 1.5% on fears of prolonged fighting in Libya and supply disruptions elsewhere in the Middle East. Libyan oil exports have been halted by the uprising.
国家利益大于一切 也门军方已宣誓效忠总统萨利赫
The President of Yemen, Ali Abdullah Saleh, has insisted that the majority of Yemenis still support him. The president’s authority has been shaken by high-level resignations in recent days. Andrew Bolton of our Middle East desk reports.
The list of senior figures voicing support for the opposition in Yemen continues to grow--among the latest a prominent general, a number of other officers and a senior tribal leader. But President Saleh remains defiant. A source close to him told the BBC the president would not step down and would call elections later in the year. The National Defence Council, which the president chairs, said the army would not hesitate, as it put it, to carry out its duty in the face of any coup plot.
叙利亚南部爆发游行示威 警民冲突致两人死亡
Syrian troops have been deployed in the southern city of Deraa as thousands of demonstrators marched for a fourth successive day calling for greater freedom and an end to corruption. At least six people have died in clashes with security forces, including an 11-year-old boy.
World News from the BBC
科特迪瓦巴博军队招新兵应对瓦塔拉支持者进攻
Thousands of supporters of Ivory Coast’s Young Patriots movement have answered a call to join the army to fight for Laurent Gbagbo, who’s refused to leave the presidency since last November’s election. In the city of Abidjan, the pro-Gbagbo youths chanted threats to supporters of Mr Gbagbo’s rival, Alassane Ouattara, who’s internationally recognised as having won the election. In the northern city of Bouake, a BBC correspondent says thousands of people who have fled violence in Abidjan are arriving every day, many describing their terror at the almost constant gunfire.
日福岛核电站垃圾水流入大海 引发危及渔业担忧
Abnormally high levels of radioactive substances have been detected in seawater near the Fukushima nuclear power plant in Japan, which was damaged by an earthquake and tsunami 10 days ago. Radioactive iodine levels are over 100 times higher than government-set standards, while radioactive cesium levels are 25 times the official limit. Earlier, the head of the United Nations Nuclear Agency said the situation was still very serious at the plant. Yukiya Amano was speaking at an emergency meeting at the IAEA. Kerry Skyring reports.
The IAEA chief is calling for a review of nuclear safety standards beginning with earthquake and tsunami pro-areas. He says the existing system was designed in the wake of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster in 1986. Mr Amano now wants improved co-ordination among experts during the early stages of a nuclear crisis. He says the priority remains stabilising the nuclear reactors at Fukushima and restoring safety. He’s confident this will be achieved, but that the current international response to a nuclear emergency needs to be reassessed.
奥巴马昨日开始拉丁美洲三国行
President Obama has called for a new relationship between the United States and Latin America based on equal partnership and shared responsibilities. Speaking in Chile, he said Latin America was fundamental to the prosperity and security of the US.
安理会决定设禁飞区 利比亚政府谴责 反对派欢呼
The American Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says imposing an effective “no-fly” zone over Libya would inevitably involve airstrikes against Colonel Gadhafi’s forces. In a sharp shift of tone, Mrs Clinton said Washington wanted the UN Security Council to authorize air-attacks on Libyan tanks and heavy artillery. She said discussions on joint action were underway with some Arab countries, but Egypt said it would not be involved in any attacks. Here’s our UN correspondent Barbara Plett.
The draft resolution would ban Libyan flights and authorize all necessary measures including military ones which protect civilians. It spells out that this would exclude an occupation force but leaves open the option of airstrikes. Several members of the Security Council are wary of military intervention, including veto holders Russia and China. But supporters of the resolution are gambling that the two won’t block it and believe they can get the nine votes to pass it. The situation is still fluid, though, and diplomats said there would be a lot of calls between world leaders before the vote.
Colonel Gadhafi has promised to retake the opposition stronghold of Benghazi and says there will be no mercy for rebel fighters who continue to resist him. He described opposition forces as “traitors” and “sons of dogs”.
美五角大楼计划从日本撤侨
The Pentagon is planning to fly home thousands of American military families and civilians from Japan. They live on the main island of Honshu, where the US has several military and naval bases. Speaking outside the White House, President Obama tried to reassure the American people about any effects of the nuclear crisis in Japan. “We do not expect harmful levels of radiation to reach the United States, whether it’s the west coast, Hawaii, Alaska or US territories in the Pacific. That is the judgement of our nuclear regulatory commission and many other experts.”
Meanwhile, engineering teams at the nuclear plant in Japan crippled by last Friday’s earthquake have been laying new power cables to the pumps that should be keeping the reactors cool. It’s the latest in a series of attempts, including the use of helicopters, to drop water to stop the fuel rods from overheating and causing a nuclear disaster. Chris Hogg reports.
It seemed the Japanese were prepared to try anything to cool the damaged reactors at the Fukushima nuclear plant. The helicopters were used to water-bomb the site. But they had to fly high because of radioactive leaks from the reactors. It looks like much of the water missed its target. They switched to military fire engines to dowse the reactors and the pools of spent fuel rods beside them. There was better news about a new power cable that’s now being completed. It should supply electricity to the pumps needed to keep the reactors cool.
海地前总统决定重返故乡参与竞选
The former president of Haiti, Jean-Bertrand Aristide, is planning to end his seven-year exile in South Africa in the next few hours and fly back to his home country. Haitians go to the polls on Sunday in a presidential election runoff.
World News from the BBC.
科特迪瓦：冲突升级武装对抗 解决冲突前景渺茫
At least ten people have been killed in Ivory Coast’s main city of Abidjan when a shell exploded in a market in an area that opposes Laurent Gbagbo, the president who refuses to leave office. The shell struck in the Abobo area. Security has deteriorated in Abidjan since the country’s disputed election at the end of last year.
欧空中客车因09年飞机失事涉嫌过失杀人遭调查
A judge in France has placed the aircraft manufacturer AirBus under investigation on charges of involuntary manslaughter over the case of a plane which crashed into the Atlantic Ocean in June, 2009. The Air France jet flying from Rio de Janeiro to Paris went down with the loss of 228 lives. Sam Wilson reports.
This investigation will determine whether there’s enough evidence to put AirBus on trial. A central allegation is that the company knew there were flaws in its air-speed sensors but didn’t act on that information. However, AirBus says it’s not clear the sensors played any part in the crash. The answer may be contained in the plane’s flight recorders, which are still at the bottom of the ocean. On Friday the judge will decide whether Air France should also face investigation.
玻利维亚称其在缉毒行动中逮捕了一名前警察官员
The authorities in Bolivia say they’ve arrested a former officer in the international police agency Interpol on drug-trafficking charges. It’s the second such high-profile arrest involving a Bolivian police commander in a month. Colonel Robert Valdez was detained in the city of Santa Cruz where he was Interpol chief until December last year. A former commander of Bolivia’s counter-narcotics police was arrested in Panama and extradited to the United States last month.
南非反种族隔离者首领接管该地麦当劳
One of South Africa’s most prominent anti-apartheid activists, Cyril Ramaphosa, is to take over the McDonald fastfood chain in the country. Mr. Ramaphosa has been awarded a 20-year agreement to run the 145 McDonald restaurants there. A close ally of Nelson Mandela, he was seen at one point as the man likely to succeed him as President in 1999. But, instead, he entered the world of business.
法国拉开多国军事干预利比亚序幕
An international military operation is underway in Libya to enforce a United Nations resolution to prevent Colonel Gaddafi’s forces attacking civilians. The United States said American and British naval forces have fired more than 100 cruise missiles at around 20 military targets in Libya. Paul Adams reports from Washington.
Within the last few minutes, the director of the US military’s Joint Staff, Vice Admiral William Gortney, has given more details about what he described as the first phase of a multi-phased operation. He said 110 cruise missiles had been fired against Libya’s air defense and missile systems. This phase, he said, was all about creating conditions for coalition partners to patrol the no-fly zone established by UN Security Council Resolution 1973.
State TV in Libya said civilian targets had been hit. Earlier, French war planes destroyed a number of pro-Gaddafi tanks and armoured vehicles near the rebel-held city of Benghazi.
President Obama says the United States is part of a broad coalition to answer the calls of a threatened people in Libya. But he reiterated that the US would not deploy troops on the ground.
"I want the American people to know that the use of force is not our first choice and it’s not a choice that I make lightly. But we cannot stand idly by when a tyrant tells his people that there will be no mercy and his forces step up their assaults on cities like Benghazi and Misrata."
The French Foreign Minister Alain Juppe said that the attacks will continue over the next few days until the Libyan government complies with the UN resolution. Russia said it regrets the decision by Western countries to take military action in Libya.
Reports from the rebel-held stronghold of Benghazi say rebels have retaken the whole of the city after driving out forces loyal to Colonel Gaddafi. A British journalist in Benghazi told the BBC that the city had been heavily shelled by pro-Gaddafi forces, but that there had not been any incoming fire since late afternoon. The rebels say roads to the east of Benghazi are clogged with car loads of terrified families. Kevin Connolly is in eastern Libya.
What we can see tonight, I think, in the rebel-held part of eastern Libya here was that they that began frankly in shock and despair when Muammar Gaddafi used the window of opportunity created by the gap between the UN’s resolution and UN action in the skies here to move into Benghazi. As the skies have darkened behind me into brown, the mood has lightened because this sense that United Nations sanctions jets here in the air, taking actions against Muammar Gaddafi, targeting his tanks on the ground. There is a huge belief in this part of the country now for that is turning the tides of this civil war against Muammar Gaddafi and they also represent a turning point in this country’s unhappy recent history.
World News from the BBC
埃及就宪法修正案举行全民投票
Millions of people in Egypt have taken part in a referendum on constitutional reforms a month after a popular uprising swept President Mubarak from power. In the capital Cairo, an angry crowd prevented the opposition figure Mohamed ElBaradei from casting his vote. If passed, the vote will allow Egypt to hold fresh elections within six months. Initial results are expected on Sunday. From Cairo, here’s Jonathan Head.
It was something most of the voters said they’d never seen before. People queuing in lines that ran around the block to cast their ballots. Under former President Mubarak, elections were stage-managed to fairs with pre-determined results and turnout was very low. Today though, people waited patiently for hours. For many of them, it was the first time they had ever voted.
巴西总统与奥巴马会晤强调“全球伙伴”关系
The Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff has told President Obama that the United States will have many opportunities to help develop Brazil’s newly found oil fields. She was speaking after talks with Mr Obama who’s visiting the country for the first time. For his part, President Obama said the US was looking forward to signing several trade and financial agreements with Brazil.
日本官方称发现被辐射污染的食物
The Japanese authorities say that they’ve detected radioactive contamination in food as they are trying to fix the rigged nuclear power plant at Fukushima. Officials said they’d found radiation levels above safety limits in milk and vegetables originating from the Fukushima area. Traces of radioactive iodine were also reported in tap water near Tokyo. But the government said the levels present posed no risk to human health.
印泰米尔纳德邦表示若竞选成功将会提供给每个家庭一台食物搅拌器
The governing party in the southern Indian state of Tamil Natu said it will provide all households in the state with free food mixer if it’s voted back into power. The DMK party, a key ally of the congress-led government, is also offering free laptops for college students and free rice for nearly two million very poor families
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